Though I kept this project & this mission close and private while working with God to create the framework, I always knew I would need to share it with the world at some point and, to COLLABORATE to make it a reality. As an extreme introvert with social anxiety issues, I knew this would be the biggest challenge, so I prayerfully considered this reality as this process continued and 2020 went on. Throughout the building and refining of this brand and this mission, a selection of women in my "bubble" kept sticking out in my head & my heart. Little nudges and reminders from God that some day I would reach the collaboration step in this process. As I watched some of these ladies live out the mission in their own lives during this year of uncertainty, I became inspired to create the Dazzling Insider Panel. My primary goal was for it to be made up of women who embody the mission of this brand and lifestyle. Women who, without even knowing it, already seem to embrace the 3D Vision of Living. My secondary goal was for it to be launched shortly behind this website and brand launch in December of 2020. As life goes, and 2020 as a whole proved to all of us, my plans didn't matter much and they certainly were NOT the deciding factor in the creation of our very first Dazzling Insider Panel.
I was struggling enough to even have the website seen online, let alone for anyone to bravely & boldly take initiative to apply for our panel and declare themselves empowered & motivated. My efforts to grow the brand following after I launched fell WAY short of my hopes prior to launching, therefore I was not successful in collecting any applicants at first. Upon further reflection, I decided to step WAY out of my comfort zone and approach a few women from my bubble whom had personally inspired me. Rejection was the reigning champ in that battle, resulting in only one actual application submitted, but on the bright side, it gave me another opportunity to grow & rebound. I had failed at my first real brand goal after the launch. So it's a good thing I finally learned that...
Failure = an Opportunity to Learn & Grow
I processed the pain of the rejection, I reevaluated my approach and I committed to reconsider & restart. Which has caused me to go back to the drawing board, again, to reimagine the way I roll out our 1st Dazzling Insider Panel. Growth is paramount to the company mission; growth in ourselves as well as literal growth in the brand following & community. With that in mind, I decided to mix up the way I seek out applicants to be considered for our DI2021 Panel. My resounding feeling as the blows came flying & the rejections rolled in was that I had gotten this entirely wrong. My head voice started saying things. "No one is interested." "The algorithms hate me". "The universe is against me." " See we told you that you can't do this." "You can't even make friends and you want to grow this brand?" So I began to let doubt creep in and I put the whole panel on the back burner so that I could process the rejections and rethink.
As I dug into the responses (or lack there of in some cases) from those I had reached out to, and as I considered the lack of interaction with my social media post promoting the Panel & Application process, it dawned on me, that to be considered for this panel is really truly a compliment. A compliment to the character, personal growth, care & development that one embodies when they are truly living in touch with their 3D Vision. Complimenting ourselves is not usually a talent that women nurture and we rarely seek out opportunities to do so. It is also possible that it could appear as a burden or obligation. We understand that time is our most precious commodity. So, it is because of these two reasons, that I decided to begin accepting
nominations
to be considered as a Panelist on the DI2021 panel instead. Nominations allow for YOU to put someone in the running that YOU believe embodies our 3D Vision for Living. Final participation in our panel will of course be left up to the Dazzling Darling that you nominate, as to not impose an unwanted burden or obligation, but it would be a great honor and compliment to be nominated all the same. To nominate someone today, please fill out the application by clicking on any of the colorful boxes below to put their name in the proverbial hat. If you are an exceptionally empowered woman and you are motivated to nominate yourself, PLEASE DO SO! That seems like a DAZZLING idea to us!!!
Our nomination period will be tentatively open until July 1st 2021. At that time we will evaluate the nominations
(if any) and determine if we have enough candidates to announce....